Handbook on Information Technologies for Education and Training

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Adelsberger, Heimo H. (Editor), Kinshuk (Editor), Pawlowski, Jan M. (Editor), Sampson, Demetrios G. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
• Edition: 2.
• Series: International Handbooks on Information Systems
• Subjects: Education.; Information technology.; Business > Data processing.; Education > Data processing.; Educational technology.; Educational Technology.; IT in Business.; Computers and Education.

The handbook's goal is to enable the reader to gain a deep understanding of past, current and future research and applications in the field of educational technology. The reader will gain an in-depth understanding of complex theories, strategies, concepts, and methods relating to the design, de...

Table of Contents:

• The Enabling Technologies
• A Typology of Learning Object Repositories
• Adaptive Hypermedia
• Ontologies and Semantic Web for E-Learning
• Design and Case Studies on Mobile and Wireless Technologies in Education
• Ambient Intelligence and Ubiquitous Computing
• Designing Contextualized Learning
• Virtual and Augmented Reality
• Learning Design: Concepts
• Competence Models in Technology-Enhanced Competence-Based Learning
• Learner Modelling Through Analyzing Cognitive Skills and Learning Styles
• Turning Potentials into Reality: Achieving Sustainable Quality in E-Learning Through Quality Competence
• Integration of Learning and Working: Convergent Processes and Systems
• The E-Pedagogy
• Bridging the Gap Between Face-to-Face and Cyber Interaction in Holistic Blended Learning Environments
• Complex Domain Learning
• Communities of Practice
• Business Models for the Sustainable Implementation of E-Learning at Universities
• The Role of Competence Assessment in the Different Stages of Competence Development
• The Organisational Perspective
• The Future of E-Learning in Schools
• An Executable Model for Virtual Campus Environments
• Corporate Universities
• Lessons from Africa
• The African Virtual University.